HR 322 · 104th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Law Abiding Citizens Safety Act of 1995
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.(1995-01-04)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: State Correctional Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Title II: Repeal of the Ban on Semi-Automatic Assault Weapons and the Ban on Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Devices Title III: Enhanced Gun Penalties Title I: State Correctional Litigation Reform Act of 1995 - Law Abiding Citizens Safety Act of 1995 - Requires that any action challenging conditions of confinement in a correctional institution filed on behalf of other inmates or as a class action be brought by the Attorney General unless specified requirements are met. Specifies that any action brought by an inmate in an individual capacity shall have no collateral estoppel effect other than as between the parties to the action. Authorizes the Attorney General, upon declination of the initial intervention request by the inmate and if requested by a State, to intervene on behalf of institutional administrators. Prohibits the court from awarding attorney's fees in any action challenging conditions of confinement unless the litigation results in the issuance of an injunction or the court awards attorney's fees as a sanction for filing a frivolous lawsuit, subject to specified conditions. Prohibits a court, …
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